Telegram-herald., 1887-12-08

WALKS AND TALAos
Ia Coisaei As-~aaoFss xsEy entertaining
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C4..hofais say people aud shs Goa u Gall
lornis say God" II cslsfornl<is God viii
nov oniy msss ths Fsllant Col0asi hslf
szg al nag ssf be wssl
you'd respectfully szxxszt to TIE casls
car csmpsay me pfopnsty Of altsEing ths
lstisrisg oa their cars - az % have each
car indicate siaiaiy toths paellc iass vhzE
street. % streets IL Fsns on. fbs ears are
nos i~tlsrsd simp.y GRAD Rapids Cable
Car Co. which : 10 guide shsEsysr 70 ne
uaiBitisteo. The mzktsF . prDosbiy al
oversight. sAd tas management viii see a.
gisaes ne psoprissy Of tue change s1s-
ssstsd.
The vivid representation Of an ice palace
nov exhibited Ia tbs shos ~iaioxs Of the
star" Clothing House. Is one Of the most
slszsaE sad Artistic affairs Of is kiad, and
draws crowded houses Oh TIE sidewalks
hsioss the sara building On Csasl-st. a.
al hours Of tee day and evening. By the
way. Mr.. Levi sill make present OF tick
st 70 ths eenshE % % gwen the injured nrs-
uten a. ksdmonG' Grsnd tnis sEtsFn0oa. 70
al poor children who viii cell Al the star
~ i.5o p. IA.
One Of ths brightest bits OF Newspaper
literstaFs have seen lately In city paper
vas . communication On the subject OF
tobacco smokers and chswsrs. signed
-hres, snt appearing in ths Sunday mora
ing's issue Of the Democrat. It vas from
ths classical pen OF Harry cresssl. .
brother of the late j. A. Creswell. the well
known newspaper man. who has evidently
Inherited his share OF the family talent for
Journalism. Harry : modest retiring
yoang nan buG one who has added TO
natural abilities OF a high order complete
mental equipnen.. tie Is one OF the best
read and most thor0ushlv educated mem
beFs OF the local craft. aud predict that
he will win laareis fos hlnseif At no dis
tant day.
Managers Gouge aud Gsrvood would ind
Il TO their advantage 70 be little more
specific in their advertised announcements
OF the dates. aud times OF beginning
mstinees. The matinee hes a great future
in Grand Rapids if rightly worked" but
the afternoon performances require little
special attention In the particulars speak
Of Every day that a matinee takes place
The announcement should be repeated.
even IL IL has been made beforehand. and
the exact opening time be given, iBy giving
th matter a moments thought, or talking
it over with their lady scqusintances l
believe that the two genial and enterprising
Managers will concede that the point i
make is one well worth attention.
The management of the Kirmess state
that this most unique and fascinating Of
spectacular entertainments viii positively
De opened on Tuesday evening. the 18th
inst, at Hartman's new hall. which will be
formally dedicated to its pubic uses on that
auspicious occasion. As has been before
announced the entertainment will hold
through four nights, tae 18th, 14th. 10Th
and 18th insts, and will be given for the
benefit Of the new st. Marks Home and
Hospital. fs will be one of the most
elaborate and beautiful Affairs of the sort
ever produced in Grand Rapids, and, con-
sidering its innate attractiveness and be-
immense patronage.
well-known young man recently sp-
piled 20 County Clerk Harvey fora mar
risge license, aud was handed out mo. l3. F"
'You can Just take that right back" said
the young man enerEetically, "Fve got no
use for that number myself. came prec-
ious near getting married on the 13.n or the
month, but Just managed 10 ward that OF.
and now don't propose 20 get caught on
the number of the marriage license. Now
losx here. Mr.. Clerk" concluded the yo1ns
man, insinuGtingly, "foa just keep that No.
| i3, and give il to some Dutchman." Mr.
| Harvey, with his usual genial politeness
exchanged the unlucky number for another
one, but did not explain TO the particular
young gentlemen that he was himself q full
blooded Hollander.
have seen no mention in the local
prints Of an act of real and unsurpassed he
roism which was performed At Redmond's
Grand, during the initial performances o
"waiis of New York" on Monday evening
last. The hero was Mr.. Fred Holcomb. the
| well known electrician and scientist. Mr..
! Holcomb was stationed in tbs upper gallery
| Of the theatre operating the calcium light
/ which is used ia the great fire scene IN
| the last act. The audiences was one OF the
| largest Of the season. and packed the house
| from the orchestra chairs 20 the entrsnce.
| OF sudden the lime which Mr.. Holcomo
| bad in use fell red hot into his quick out
| stretched hand, and IL was only by mighty
\ effort of viii power that the gritty operator
| held il there. his first and almost uncon-
i trollable impulse, ~ ths fiery torment
| touched the tortured aesh being to LEI II
4 fall where Ii would But realizing instan-
taneously that 20 drop the Hsming lime
meant very serious injury 70 some one be-
1 law, and probably universal aud mos
/ disastrous panic, Mr.. Holcomb, by an al
| most superhumsn exercise OF sand" and
resolution held fast on to bis terrible hand
/ tut until the danger wss oil over. and the
| hand was horribly s.c into and dishgured
/ while the performances proceeded righi
| along without disturbance and the largs
audiences never dreamed OF the great And
narrowly svsrtsd danger. Il wn one of th.
most heroic scts on record. sad one thI
more meriiorious and deserving of publ,
recognition IN that the plucky actor hs'
himself never made the slightest msntior
Of Il.
Our Mr. ". II. Ford i cutting wide
swssh for new and comparatively IN
! tried public msa. he Is bright indspsnd
snt and fearless. and hsws his own way q
be zoes. So far his record has been
shining one. It has bean mors-it has beer
| an honest record. witheat SPOT Or eismish
/ Nothing succeeds ike success, and Mr.
/ Ford hss snccseded and while his sacces
! q due primarily 20 a preponderance OF thi
/ zsnuina sgrsy matter" ii fhs brain, his per
| sonsl magnetism has had net little 20 AZ
rith bis rspid sdvsncsmsnt along th'